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Neural Ultrasound Boosts Learning in 60 Seconds - Neuroscience News

Health December 1, 2025

Summary: Researchers have successfully altered human reward learning using non-invasive transcranial ultrasound stimulation directed at a deep brain structure linked to motivation. After brief stimulοΏ½...

Thought Begins Before We’re Born - Neuroscience News

Health November 26, 2025

Summary: New research using human brain organoids shows that early neural activity follows structured, time-based patterns long before sensory experience begins. These findings suggest the human braiοΏ½...

Genetics Point to a New Type of Suicide Risk - Neuroscience News

Health November 26, 2025

Summary: New research shows that many people who die by suicide without prior suicidal thoughts or behaviors are not simply missed casesthey may have an entirely different underlying risk profile. GeοΏ½...

Psychedelic β€˜Ego Death’ Tied to a Collapse in Alpha Brain Waves - Neuroscience News

Health November 26, 2025

Summary: A new study using DMT as a scientific tool reveals how psychedelics alter the brains alpha-wave dynamics and weaken our sense of self. The researchers found that DMT pushes the brain away frοΏ½...

One in Two Americans Have Neurological Disorders - Neuroscience News

Health November 25, 2025

Summary: A comprehensive national analysis shows that over 180 million Americansmore than half the U.S. populationare living with a neurological disease or disorder. These conditions span the lifespaοΏ½...

Nanowire Retinal Implant Restores Vision and Sees Infrared - Neuroscience News

Health June 7, 2025

Summary: Researchers have developed a retinal prosthesis made of tellurium nanowires that restores partial vision in blind mice and enables near-infrared vision in primates. The implant, woven into aοΏ½...

How the Brain Tells Imagination from Reality, And When It Fails - Neuroscience News

Health June 7, 2025

Summary: A new study identifies the brain mechanisms that help us distinguish real experiences from imagined ones. Researchers found that the fusiform gyrusa region involved in visual processingplaysοΏ½...

HIV Drugs Linked to Lower Alzheimer’s Risk - Neuroscience News

Health June 7, 2025

Summary: FDA-approved HIV drugs targeting reverse transcriptase (RT) may reduce Alzheimers risk by blocking similar enzymatic activity in the aging brain. Scientists discovered unexpected RT activityοΏ½...

Hallucinogens Linked to Milder PTSD - Neuroscience News

Health June 6, 2025

Summary: In a unique real-world study, researchers examined the psychological effects of trauma on survivors of the October 7 Nova Festival attack in Israel, focusing on their use of mind-altering suοΏ½...

Dormant Stem Cells May Hold Key to Restoring Sense of Smell - Neuroscience News

Health June 5, 2025

Summary: Researchers have created a 3D mouse organoid model to study how neurons in the nose regenerate, revealing that a type of stem cell once considered dormant may be crucial for repairing olfactοΏ½...